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For the first time in program history, Texas Woman's was represented on the NCAA Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Award list as sophomore catcher Trinity Perry received the honor for the Pioneers as one of the nation's top defensive specialists behind the plate.

Perry, a sophomore from Pearland, Texas, started all 56 games behind the plate and earned Lone Star Conference Golden Glove Team honors after ranking among the conference leaders in fielding percentage (.997), putouts (295) and runners caught stealing (15). Perry also recorded 24 assists while committing just one error all season.

Earlier this week, Perry was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA, marking the first CSC Academic All-District honor of her career.

Perry also earned selection to the Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team and became the first Pioneer since 2017 to receive the conference's Gold Glove Award.

TWU Alumna Michelle Martin Diltz has spent more than 20 years helping support one of college softball’s top programs at the University of Alabama. During her time working with the Crimson Tide, the team has won a national championship, six SEC titles and made nine Women’s College World Series appearances.

The Texas Woman's kinesiology graduate entered the strength and conditioning field at a time when few women held positions in the industry and has helped pave the way for others who followed. She now serves as senior associate director of performance for Olympic sports at Alabama, helping athletes improve strength, speed and overall performance.

Diltz credits both her mentors at Alabama and her experience at TWU for helping build the confidence that shaped her career.

“I went from a high school kid that didn't like to talk – I was scared of everything,” Diltz said. “And then I graduated [from] TWU very confident and very ready to take on the world.” (photo by Kent Gidley)

Scrubs, then and now. ❤️ Across generations, TWU students have been getting ready for hands-on learning and meaningful work.

Texas Woman’s University marked National Nurses Month with the acquisition of a Florence Nightingale collection featuring books, letters, photographs and artifacts connected to the founder of modern nursing. The collection adds to TWU’s long standing legacy in nursing education.

The Nightingale collection includes approximately 350 pieces of ephemera, books, artifacts, letters and additional materials written by and related to Nightingale. Included in the collection are first editions of Nightingale’s famous work — Notes on Nursing — in every language in which it was published.

“This collection is about more than nursing sentimentality. Rather, the collection paints a fuller picture of this complex woman who founded what we now know as professional nursing,” said Dr. Stephanie Woods, TWU’s College of Nursing dean. “I could not be prouder to have this collection at TWU. I believe the collection will draw students, nurses, informaticists, historians and women’s studies scholars to TWU.”

For 125 years, TWU has celebrated graduates ready to lead, serve, and make a difference.
From past ceremonies to today, each class carries forward a legacy of purpose, resilience, and impact.

Magali Castillo Nicolas arrived at Texas Woman’s University as a timid first generation college student from Lovelady, Texas, unsure if she truly belonged on a campus much larger than her hometown.

This past weekend, Magali graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish. She hopes to continue her passion for service through nonprofit work and eventually pursue a master’s degree.

“There were so many moments where I didn’t know what questions to ask or where to turn for guidance, and that uncertainty was overwhelming at times,” Magali said. “At one point, I even considered giving up.”

Throughout her four years, she super-charged her campus engagement. She became a Pioneer Ambassador, an orientation leader, a Fit-2-Lead Camp Guide, a Pioneer Camp Guide and a G-Force Mentor – all positions aimed at helping elevate the campus experience for students.

“I discovered just how many resources, mentors and communities were available to help students succeed. That experience changed everything,” Magali said. “It not only helped me rebuild my confidence, but it also sparked a passion in me to make sure other students, especially those who felt as lost as I once did, didn’t have to navigate it alone.”

Additionally, she has served as president of Catholic Campus Ministry, historian of the Terry Scholar Student Organization, a mentor for the Athenian Honor Society and the Terry Scholar Student Organization, and a Pioneer Service Scholar.

As a nod to her outstanding service, she has received two student-centered Redbud Awards: The Campus Leader with a Heart and Pioneer Spirit awards.

“Coming from environments where I didn’t always feel like I belonged or had the freedom to fully express myself, TWU became a place where I could truly soar,” she said. “It invested not only in my education, but in my whole person.”